JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1929 



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79573 to 79903— Continued. 



79899. Tbiticum dicoccum Schrank. 



Emmer. 



N 64. From the Harbin Experiment 

 Station. 



79900. Tbiticum ddbdm Desf. 



Durum wheat. 



N 85. From the Harbin Experiment 

 Station. 



79901. Vicia faba L. Fabaceae. 



Broadbean. 



79902. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. 

 Fabaceae. Cowpea. 



79903. Zea mays L. Poaceae. Corn. 

 N 42. 



79904 to 79929. 



From Tiflis, Georgia, Russia. Seeds pre- 

 sented by tbe director, Botanic Garden. 

 Received February 14, 1929. 



79904. Colchicum speciosdm Stev. Mel- 

 anthiaceae. 



A low bulbous plant with four or five 

 shining green loaves about a foot long 

 and showy dark-rose flowers often 6 

 inches in diameter which appear after 

 the leaves have died away. It is native 

 to the Caucasus. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67016. 



79905 and 79906. Ephedba majob pbocera 

 (Fisch. and Mey.) Aschers. and Graebn. 

 Gnetaceae. Jointfir. 



A leafless shrub, 4 to 5 feet high, 

 native to the Caucasus, with stiff 

 branches and nearly sessile flower clus- 

 ters. 



79905. Variety chrysocarpa. A golden- 

 fruited variety. 



79906. Variety erythrocarpa. A red- 

 fruited variety. 



79907. Hyacinthus paradoxus (Boiss.) 

 Fisch. and Mey. (Bellevalia paradcxa 

 Boiss.). Liliaceae. 



A wild hyacinth, native to Russia, with 

 narrowly lanceolate leaves and spikes of 

 intensely blue bell-shaped flowers. 



79908 to 79919. Iris spp. Iridaceae. 



79908. Iris acutiloba Meyer. 



A wild iris native to the Caucasus, 

 with purple and fawn-colored flowers. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68158. 



79909. Iris caucasica Hoffm. 



A rather dwarf bulbous iris native 

 from Asia Minor to Turkestan and 

 ascending to 6,000 feet above sea level. 

 It has about six bright-green, very 

 narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches long, a 

 short stem, and pale or bright-yellow 

 flowers which appear in March or 

 April. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67812. 



79910. Iris iberica Hoffm. 



Iberian iris. 



A dwarf, nearly stemless iris, native 

 to mountainous parts of Asia Minor, 

 with narrow leaves 3 to 6 inches long 

 and large flowers which have pale- 

 brown outer segments blotched with 



79904 to 79929— Continued. 



purple brown, and pure white inner 

 segments, although these colors are not 

 constant. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68163. 



79911. Iris lycotis Woron. 



A species for which a description 

 has not been found. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 67916. 



79912 to 79914. Iris pumila L. 



79912. Variety luteis. A form with 

 light-yellow flowers. 



79913. Variety pallidis. 



79914. Variety violaceis. A form 

 with violet flowers. 



79915. Iris reticulata Bieb. 



Netted iris. 



A bulbous iris, native to Asia Minor, 

 with short erect leaves about 1% feet 

 high, a very short stem, and fragrant 

 bright-purple flowers which appear 

 early in spring before the leaves de- 

 velop. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68167. 



79916. Iris sp. 



Received as Iris su y <phurea, which is 

 a synonym of i". pumila, but the seeds 

 do not agree with that species. 



79917. Iris talischi Forst. 



An iris, native to Persia, of the sec- 

 tion Pogoniris, with a large rhizome, 

 thick wide obtuse sword-shaped leaves, 

 and 12 to 30 yellow flowers. 



79918. Ibis taschia Hort. 



A horticultural variety for which 

 a place of publication has not been 

 found. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 68169. 



79919. Iris winogradowi Fonrin. 



An iris native to the Caucasus. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64301. 



79920 to 79922. Juniperus spp. Pinaceae. 



Juniper. 



79920. Juniperus foetidissima Wild. 



Variety squarrosa. A form with 

 spreading or recurved branches. The 

 usual type is an evergreen tree, native 

 to southern Europe, up to 15 feet high, 

 with upright branches. The young 

 twigs, when rubbed, emit a disagree- 

 able odor. 



79921. Juniperus isophyllos Koch. 



A shrubby oriental tree with light- 

 brown bark and ovate leaves. It dif- 

 fers from J. pseudosabina in being 

 smaller and having keeled leaves. Na- 

 tive to Asia Minor. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 64302. 



79922. Juniperus oxycedrus L. 

 Prickly juniper. 



An ornamental evergreen tree, na- 

 tive to Europe, about 15 feet high, 



